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[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays in da Haus!

“Papa”
Symphony № 54 in G (H.I/54)
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer

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Man, the Adagio assai on this baby is exquisite, even by Haydn standards.

[Karl Henning]

With a nod to Heavy-Metal Dave:

“Papa”
String Quartet in G, Op.77 № 1 (H.III/81)
Kodály Quartet

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[North Star]

Haydn
Symphony No. 7 in C major 'Noon'
Mozart
Symphony No. 31 in D major 'Paris'

Müllejans & Freiburg Barockorchester
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[Sergeant Rock]

Man, the Adagio assai on this baby is exquisite, even by Haydn standards.

Spinning that symphony now (#54, 3rd version, with trumpets), from Monkey Greg's and my favorite Hobbit CD:




Sarge

[Lisztianwagner]

Good morning/afternoon, Karl, Ilaria & Daniel!

Good afternoon, Karlo! Finland should be one hour later than Italy, right?

Bela Bartok
Hungarian Sketches

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[AnthonyAthletic]

[asin]B0001TSWLY[/asin] Orff, Ozawa : 1969 Boston

[asin]B000004107[/asin] Orff, Ozawa : 1988 Berlin

Comparing Ozawa's Boston Carmina v Berlin Carmina.

The 1988 Berlin PO sounds undermiked, if that is infact a term.  Very low which leads one to crank up the amp and when the loud crescendo's occur then its a case of WTF, where's the remote, quickly to turn it down.  Poor sound balance, didn't enjoy the soloists either and the speed was 3 minutes faster than the Boston version.  The 1969, to me has better sound, marvellous playing, fine cast and don't those 3 extra minutes tell some by slowing it down and giving a greater feel to the music, Felt like I was at a live concert.

The Boston has to be one if not my favourite CB's.  Jochum, Dorati, Blomstedt & Andre Preview's version all praiseworthy to boot.

Verdict

Boston 1 v Berlin 0

[TheGSMoeller]

Right you are, Greg!

Thread Duty — First-Listen Fridays in da Haus!

"Papa"
Symphony № 53 in G « L'Impériale » H.I/53
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

What's your thoughts on the Orpheus CO performances, Karl?

[Karl Henning]

Spinning that symphony now (#54, 3rd version, with trumpets), from Monkey Greg's and my favorite Hobbit CD:

G'day, Sarge! That volume is a temptation, I must say.

First-Listen Fridays continuing in da Haus!

“Papa”
Symphony № 55 in E^b « The Schoolmaster » H.I/55
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer

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[jlaurson]

L. Janáček,
BChoral Works
(Six Moravian Choruses after Dvořák),
Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss (director)
Harmonia Mundi

German link - UK link

Gorgeous!

[North Star]

Good afternoon, Karlo! Finland should be one hour later than Italy, right?

Bela Bartok
Hungarian Sketches

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Yes, we're one tz ahead of you. (GMT+2)
Nice bit of Bartók, that one.

Now:
Janacek
Cunning Little Vixen
Neumann & CzPO


E: Janacek party!

[Sergeant Rock]

Shotakovich Symphony #9, Rostropovich conducting the National Symphony Orchestra




Sarge

[Karl Henning]

"Papa"
String Quartet in G, Op.77 № 1 (H.III/81)
Quatuor Mosaïques

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[Rinaldo]

Brautigam ~ Beethoven, Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 7 | Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a

Hey, that's a street here in Prague!

[North Star]

Hey, that's a street here in Prague!

Yeah - the Praha text is a pretty good hint 
All of the Brautigam LvB solo discs have pictures of street signs from streets named after LvB.

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Sonata C major Hob.XVI:50, Tom Beghin, piano




Sarge

[mahler10th]

Some time ago I accessed the Berlin Philharmonic Digital archives, and discovered a conductor who could make music come alive just by holding it up in front of you.  Sometime after that I got myself this:



I have only just listened to it.  By all the claymores, this is jaw dropping, eye popping, ear bursting stuff.  This is awesome.  It is like as Strauss intended, you can feel the mountain rock in your hands and the cold blue winds in the Sun.  You can hear the streams and the birds, and you will be very lucky to survive the most brilliantly turbulent storm as you near the top.
I swear, I have heard nothing like it and cannot recommend it enough.  Andris Nelsons.  His stuff is unforgettable.

[Todd]

Possibly my purchase of the year.  Outstanding in every way, and quite possibly the finest 48 I've heard.

[Karl Henning]

“Papa”
Symphony № 34 in d minor, Hob.I/34
Heidelberger Sinfoniker
Peregrin Fey

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[Lisztianwagner]

Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales

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[Sadko]

Sibelius

3 Sonatinas op. 67
2 Rondinos op. 68
4 Lyric pieces op. 74
13 Morceaux op. 76

Erik Tawaststjerna (piano)

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